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Scientists turn whisky-making by-product into fuel for the future

Scientists turn whisky-making by-product into fuel for the future

Scientists turn whisky-making by-product into fuel for the future

03 January 2024

A team from Heriot-Watt University have developed materials that can use wastewater from distilleries to produce green hydrogen.


Residents ‘fear the worst’ after being evacuated due to Storm Henk flooding

Residents ‘fear the worst’ after being evacuated due to Storm Henk flooding

Residents ‘fear the worst’ after being evacuated due to Storm Henk flooding

03 January 2024

Billing Aquadrome, on the River Nene near Northampton, has been evacuated due to flooding.


Bargain hunters flock to Edinburgh charity shop’s ‘legendary’ January sale

Bargain hunters flock to Edinburgh charity shop’s ‘legendary’ January sale

Bargain hunters flock to Edinburgh charity shop’s ‘legendary’ January sale

03 January 2024

The Shelter Scotland event has been running at the Stockbridge store for more than two decades.


Stranger gets suspended sentence for McDonald’s attack on drag star The Vivienne

Stranger gets suspended sentence for McDonald’s attack on drag star The Vivienne

Stranger gets suspended sentence for McDonald’s attack on drag star The Vivienne

03 January 2024

In a victim statement, the star said: ‘I am a lot more conscious that I could be attacked at any moment, simply for living my authentic life’.


TUC condemns ‘obscene’ pay gap between FTSE 100 bosses and average worker

TUC condemns ‘obscene’ pay gap between FTSE 100 bosses and average worker

TUC condemns ‘obscene’ pay gap between FTSE 100 bosses and average worker

03 January 2024

FTSE 100 bosses will have earned the median full-time worker’s annual wage by 1pm on Thursday, the High Pay Centre said.


Reform rules out Tory pact as Sunak faces pressure to call election

Reform rules out Tory pact as Sunak faces pressure to call election

Reform rules out Tory pact as Sunak faces pressure to call election

03 January 2024

Richard Tice, the leader of the Nigel Farage-linked party, claimed the Tories are ‘terrified’ of the threat Reform poses.


Motorist killed by falling tree as Storm Henk batters UK with 90mph winds

Motorist killed by falling tree as Storm Henk batters UK with 90mph winds

Motorist killed by falling tree as Storm Henk batters UK with 90mph winds

03 January 2024

Gloucestershire Constabulary said a man in his 50s died, and more than 300 flood warnings remain in place.


Tube passengers warned of severe disruption next week as RMT strike over pay

Tube passengers warned of severe disruption next week as RMT strike over pay

Tube passengers warned of severe disruption next week as RMT strike over pay

03 January 2024

Transport for London said there would be little or no service between the evening of January 7 and the morning of January 12 if the action went ahead.


Man denies manslaughter after woman dies at slapping therapy workshop

Man denies manslaughter after woman dies at slapping therapy workshop

Man denies manslaughter after woman dies at slapping therapy workshop

03 January 2024

Danielle Carr-Gomm, from Lewes, East Sussex, was previously said by her family to have embraced alternative and holistic medicine and therapies.


Eurostar reprimanded by watchdog over £39 fare promotion

Eurostar reprimanded by watchdog over £39 fare promotion

Eurostar reprimanded by watchdog over £39 fare promotion

03 January 2024

The advertising watchdog found that the promotion applied to only a ‘very small percentage’ of available seats.


Aldi and Lidl join Sainsbury’s and Tesco as festive winners

Aldi and Lidl join Sainsbury’s and Tesco as festive winners

Aldi and Lidl join Sainsbury’s and Tesco as festive winners

03 January 2024

Kantar data showed that Sainsbury’s reached its highest market share for three years, at 15.8% in the 12 weeks to December 24.


Alex Batty ‘doesn’t want his mother to get in trouble’

Alex Batty ‘doesn’t want his mother to get in trouble’

Alex Batty ‘doesn’t want his mother to get in trouble’

03 January 2024

The 17-year-old disappeared for six years after his mother Melanie and his grandfather took him on holiday.


Electric vehicles to hit one million mark this month

Electric vehicles to hit one million mark this month

Electric vehicles to hit one million mark this month

03 January 2024

More than 967,000 battery electric vehicles were licensed as of the end of November, the RAC Foundation said.


Sister of man who died on Bibby Stockholm thanks UK public for appeal generosity

Sister of man who died on Bibby Stockholm thanks UK public for appeal generosity

Sister of man who died on Bibby Stockholm thanks UK public for appeal generosity

03 January 2024

The appeal launched by the family of Leonard Farruku to help repatriate his body to Albania has nearly doubled its target.


Strike action ‘only thing the Government listens to’ – junior doctors

Strike action ‘only thing the Government listens to’ – junior doctors

Strike action ‘only thing the Government listens to’ – junior doctors

03 January 2024

The Government and junior medics have been unable to break the deadlock in the bitter dispute over pay.


Almost half of teenagers feel addicted to social media – study

Almost half of teenagers feel addicted to social media – study

Almost half of teenagers feel addicted to social media – study

03 January 2024

Cambridge researchers analysed data collected from 17-year-olds as part of The Millennium Cohort Study.


Health service ‘skating on thin ice’ as junior doctors stage longest NHS strike

Health service ‘skating on thin ice’ as junior doctors stage longest NHS strike

Health service ‘skating on thin ice’ as junior doctors stage longest NHS strike

03 January 2024

Junior doctors in England have begun a six-day walkout.


Ryanair sees hit after removal from online travel agent sites

Ryanair sees hit after removal from online travel agent sites

Ryanair sees hit after removal from online travel agent sites

03 January 2024

The Irish carrier said its removal last month from sites such as Booking.com, Kiwi and Kayak will impact its load factor and ticket revenues.


Junior doctors stage ‘unprecedented’ strike – what do I need to know?

Junior doctors stage ‘unprecedented’ strike – what do I need to know?

Junior doctors stage ‘unprecedented’ strike – what do I need to know?

03 January 2024

The industrial action is a major escalation in the dispute between unions and the Government over pay.


Trains disrupted, hundreds of flood warnings after Storm Henk lashes UK

Trains disrupted, hundreds of flood warnings after Storm Henk lashes UK

Trains disrupted, hundreds of flood warnings after Storm Henk lashes UK

03 January 2024

A woman was injured by a falling tree as gusts of up to 94mph hit parts of the country.


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